The bodies of the three maids and a female ninja were then carried out of the city by the ashigaru and buried, and the jewelry they were carrying was naturally looted by the ashigaru, and a living female ninja was also taken to the dungeon. Asadachi instructed Hojo Takahiro and Nambada Hiroyoshi and others to prepare to leave, and he himself led the way to the dungeon by Kato Duanzo to 'visit' the female ninja.

"It's a good look, but it's a pity that it's an enemy ninja." Chaoding walked up to the female ninja who was tied to the cross stake, brushed some of her hair and said.

"Kill my companion and kill an unrelated maid, you are really a demon." The female ninja obviously still had the strength to scold, so Kato Duanzo had to greet her with his fist again.

"Duan Zang, don't kill you." Chaoding didn't want to die before he even asked.

"Yes." Kato had no choice but to step aside.

"Tell me, what is the mission of this time?" Chao asked from Maza, who was sitting on the side.

"It's to assassinate you and the Ayahime of the Nagao family, and then blame your retainers." The female ninja seemed to be trying to survive for herself, and she also said the purpose.

"This is really the style of the Takeda family, and the front foot and the back foot are going to send someone to assassinate me." Chao Ding couldn't help but laugh after speaking.

"Yes, so many samurai of the Takeda family died at your hands, can you not send someone to assassinate you? I heard that the reinforcements of the Hojo family were also annihilated, so your life won't be easy! "The female shinobi thinks that the alliance of Takeda, Hojo, and Imagawa can defeat the Uesugi family and the Nagao family.

"I haven't settled the account of Kawagoe Castle with the Hojo clan, and the more than 1,900 people are just reminding him. The Imagawa family will soon go to Raku, and then it will be destroyed. The Takeda family, hehe! "Chaoding feels that the future is bright! The Imagawa family was handed over to the Oda family to fight, and the Hojo family and the Takeda family joined forces with the Nagao family to destroy it!

"Impossible! Mikoma-sama said, you won't last long! "This female ninja said that a shrine maiden came out.

"Shrine maiden? Could it be the Chiyo daughter of Mochizuki Castle? Asadaki seems to have thought of having this person, but he is not sure if it is really under the hands of the Takeda family.

"Not bad." The female ninja felt as if he knew everything.

"Duan Zang, release people." Chao Ding said a surprise decision.

"Lord, this?" Kato Duanzo was a little puzzled, why did he put it? If something happens, I can't afford it.

"It's okay, let her go back to her life." Asada wants to use her to let the Takeda family send Chiyo Mochizuki after she returns, and then if she can be used for her own use......

"Yes." Kato Duanzo had no choice but to let go of the female ninja who was covered in bruises.

In the afternoon of that day, Asadachi returned the castle to Saito Asanobu and left Okushinano with his family and a large group. Asadachi wanted to go to Hojo Castle to rest first, then go to Yasuda Castle and transfer to Tsugawa Castle, and finally to Wakamatsu Castle.

After their group of more than 1,200 people arrived at Hojo Castle, they brought 100 iron cannon ashigaru and 400 white-robed knights of the Knights, and the rest of the army remained in Hojo Castle. Yoshitaka Momoi was appointed as the Uesugi family's Ashigaru general, serving the military horses of Hojo Castle and procuring military horses for the Uesugi family in Echigo. Hojo Takamasa was also appointed as the head of the ashigaru and became the lord of Hojo Castle. Hojo Takahiro left Hojo Castle for Wakamatsu Castle with his entourage and family. And Hojo Takahiro's sister-in-law, Hojo Keihiro, was also adopted as a small surname by the court.

Half a month later, nearly 600 people entered Wakamatsu Castle, and Asadachi went alone to Ohiroma to listen to Ota's report.

"My lord, in your absence, the family managed to repel the forces of the Nikaido family who committed the crime, and Nikaido Shinano-samaru offered a hostage-13-year-old second son went straight." Ota Shimasa asked someone to bring a Nikaido straight up.

"Well, then who did the captured Katahei City and Bagou City hand over?" Chaoding only knew that these two cities had been taken.

"Yes, Hachigou Castle was handed over to Ogasawara Nagasaki-sama, and Katahei Castle was temporarily handed over to Honjo Shigenaga." Ota Zimasa also had a headache, and after the battle, he learned that Honjo Fanchang had privately rewarded his troops with the small gold judgment in the gold mine there.

"Katahei Castle has no city lord for 2,000 stones, right, then hand it over to Hojo Takahiro, who is now the new general of the family." Chao Ding directly made an exception and promoted it.

"Yes, Hojo Tango-samarum's original Zhixing is 2,000 stones, or won't you be dissatisfied with the original amount?" Ota was a little puzzled.

"His old collar has already been given to his younger brother Hojo Takamasa, and if he gives him another two thousand stones now, he will naturally not say anything." Chaoding felt that he had no loss in Hojo Takahiro.

"Yes." Ota Shimasa, too, understood a little, "My lord, but Honjo Shigencho privately used the small gold judgment inside and outside the city of Bagou Castle to reward the military strength during the battle, although he himself did not take a slight, but the number is still a little ......"

"That's it, just let him think about it. There will be brave men under the great reward. Chao Ding still knows this truth.

In this way, the new territory of Hojo Takahiro was Katahira Castle. And because Honjo Fanchang did not get the instructions, he rewarded the soldiers and got the thought of Ninomaru in Wakamatsu Castle, and the army under his command was not punished. Ogasawara changed from Hachigou Castle to the lord of the castle for a long time, and all his retainers and retinues settled in.

Thinking about it, he hadn't seen Ayahime for months, so he went to her apartment.

"Congratulations to the husband for winning two battles in Okushinano, and turning Guidie's sister into a side room." As soon as Ayahime said this, Chaoding heard the smell of gunpowder.

"Isn't this a long time since I've touched meat outside? Don't be jealous, madam! "Asadaki knows whose sister Ayahime is, and if she tells the dragon girl in a rage, it will be over.

"Forget it, Sister Guidie is very good. It's been more than two years since I left my hometown. "Ayahime usually chats with Guidie, and all the relationships with her are good.

"That's good, Kyoko will take good care of you and Guidie when she returns to the Uesugi family, she has suffered a lot of sins from the Takeda family." Chao Ding couldn't help but feel a little helpless when he said this. At that time, it was true that the Imagawa family was powerful, and it was a million-stone daimyo who was still the 'first bow in the East China Sea'. Now the Uesugi family is slowly catching up, so it's good to bring her back, but I don't know what will happen if you keep her in the Takeda family.

"Okay, the concubine knows." It's hard for Ayahime to imagine how a child who has no one to take care of and love in this troubled world will come over.

After chatting with Ayahime for a while, Asadachi went to Ninomaru to see Honjo Shiganaga.

"My lord, the minister did the right thing! Why did you still let the minister think about it? "As soon as Asadachi entered the 'small black house' where Honjo was locked up, he heard Honjo's complaints.

"The law is not responsible for the public, but you, as their general, have to bear the responsibility. There's no way around it, but they're grateful for the sacrifice you've made for them. Asadaki patted Honjo's shoulder, and indeed this time Honjo played well.

"Yes. Chancellor understood. "Honjo understands after listening to it, but it's a bit unfair that he doesn't get anything.

"Don't figure it out, I'm going to start a battle at the end of February. If you behave well, I will give you a thousand stone of territory when the time comes. "Asadachi is still looking forward to the prosperity of Honjo.

"Yes! The minister must reflect on it! Honjo understood it in an instant.

Now, there are two hostages from other families in Wakamatsu Castle: Muto Kibei and Nikaido Nakyo. For Muto Kibei, Chaoding directly asked him to change the Miao character back and gave him the name Changyuki. also took him with him as a small surname. However, what Chaoding didn't know was that this kid went to go out with Kyoko when he was fine, and Ayahime and Guidie didn't tell him if they knew.

One day in mid-February, when Asadari suddenly wanted to find Sanada Masayuki in the afternoon, he was told by Deura Morikiyo that he and Kyoko were catching butterflies in Honmaru's garden. Then, Asada went to the garden alone without taking anyone with him.

"Kibei, have you changed your name?" Kyoko looks at Masayuki Sanada, who is helping her pick persimmons from a persimmon tree, under a persimmon tree.

"Well, the name my lord gave me. Come, catch. Changxing then picked a relatively large persimmon and handed it to Kyoko. I didn't notice that Chao Ding was watching from the corner of the side.

"But it's good that you can play with me every day, Sister Guidie always asks me to read, and occasionally Sister Aya is like this. There is also a sister Kita who is about the same age as me, but she likes to read and doesn't go out with me. Kyoko couldn't help but complain that she had to study boringly every day, but she still felt that it was the happiest to go out and play with Masayuki.

"My lord said that the more you read, the more you will learn." Changyuki can't remember the rest of the words.

"If it weren't for the defeat of the Takeda family in Okushinano, I guess they wouldn't have recognized me." Kyoko felt a little sad when she thought of what happened to her.

"Don't say that, didn't I always send something to Her Royal Highness the princess to eat before? Everything will be fine. Masayuki jumped down from the tree and handed a persimmon to Kyoko.

"Yes." Kyoko nodded.

After Chaoding saw it, he could only not interfere with the 'early love' of the two of them, and simply gave Chang Xing a vacation every afternoon to give him time to play with Kyoko. Although Masayuki was a little confused, he still played with Kyoko in Honmaru and Ninomaru. However, tidying up and cleaning will have to make the two children of Hojo Keihiro and Nikaido go straight dry.

On February 25 of the first year of Koji, the Uesugi clan mobilized a large number of troops to take Funazu Castle, a choke point near Lake Inawashiro. If Funazu Castle is not taken, then if there is an army that departs from Funazu Castle, it will be able to quickly reach Keihji Temple, and then it will be able to reach Wakamatsu Castle via Shiogawa and Takaku. Another result is that if you attack in the direction of Inawashiro Castle at Huiri Temple, all the territories taken by the eastern part of the Uesugi family will be completely lost!

This time, Ota has 2,200 troops; Usami was set to win the victory of the two hundred troops; One hundred troops of the Anzawa Junguang Division; 1,500 troops of the Shengguo Department of the Pig Miao Dynasty; Namba Kenji has a thousand troops; Miyagi's political ministry has 500 troops; Uesugi Nagabei Department 100 troops; Nambata's Hiroshi Division has 500 troops; 500 troops of the Ashina clan; Ogasawara has a hundred long-term Ryuki horses; Hojo Takahiro Division 600 troops; Uesugi Dynasty set the strength of 2,000 troops (including 100 iron guns, 400 knights, and 200 troops of Honjo's long division). To sum up, there are a total of 9,300 troops, and they are known as 15,000 to the outside world. However, the Nikaido family did not notify them to join the battle, so they did not send troops. However, it took four days for the Uesugi army to march to Funazu Castle, which was enough time for the new country to prepare for the defense of the city.

Funazu Castle is within the sphere of influence of Naganuma Castle (not Naganuma Castle in Shinano Province, the lord of Naganuma Castle in Shinano is Shimazu Tadanao), the lord of Shinkoku Kamisuke Raiki, and Shinkoku Yoriki is a daimyo under the Ashina Mori clan. As soon as Ashina Mori died, he became self-reliant. First of all, there was a little friction with the Nikaido family, and then there was a war with the Shirakawa Yuki family, but the scale was not fighting. His domain consisted of only four castles, Funazu Castle, Mishiro Castle, Naganuma Castle, and Dotanizaka Castle (west of Katahira Castle), west of Lake Inawashiro, and the estimated height of the stone was 8,500 koku. Shinkoku Yoriki also got the news on this day, he knew that he would definitely be defeated by the Uesugi family, and he was always ready when the Ashina Mori clan was defeated. He first instructed the lord of Funazu Castle, Maruyama Lord, to drive the situation of the castle town into the castle to assist in defending the castle, and he himself gathered the troops of the other three castles with 4,000 troops to help.

Maruyama Tsumizu also knew that since the arrival of the Uesugi family, the arrival of the Southern Mutsu family had indeed caused a lot of joint battles in Aizu, and many farmers had gone to the Uesugi domain to reclaim the wasteland. On the one hand, he couldn't stop it, but he couldn't abandon the new country Laiji, and he had received his kindness and trust before to sit in the position of the lord of this Funajin City. Moreover, it is located at the choke point, which can be said to be a battleground for soldiers. The Uesugi family's assembly speed and marching speed were faster than those of the new country Yoriki, and when the Uesugi army of nearly 10,000 troops arrived at the foot of Funazu Castle four days later, the reinforcements of the new country Yoriki were still nowhere to be seen.

No one in the Musashi State Ministers under the command of the Siege War Asadawa is good at it, and the same is true for Inawashiro Morikuni and Anazawa Toshimitsu and others in the Aizu Clan's Ministers' Regiment. Not to mention the Hojo Takahiro, Usami and others in the Echigo retainers' regiment who have been fighting in the field.

Chaoding had no choice but to order people to cut off the water source in the city and surround the entire city. Funazu Castle is backed by a mountain, so it cannot send a large number of troops into the mountains to garrison, so it can only order a hundred ninjas from Deura to defend the Qing Department to kill all the envoys who went out of the city to ask for help. 1,500 troops of the Shengguo Department of the Pig Seedling Dynasty surrounded the north gate of Funazu Castle; Namba Takenji's 1,000 troops surrounded the south gate of Funazu Castle; The 500 troops of the Miyagi Shoye Division and the 500 troops of the Nambada Hiroshi Division surrounded the east gate. Inoae Daimori was the general of the siege, but he did not attack the city, but waited for the city to go out of the city and surrender.

Chaoding took the remaining 5,800 troops to Sandai City. However, when they arrived, they found that the city was empty. The lords of the castle town told them that the lord of the castle, the Tachima Minbu, had fled to Naganuma Castle with thirty samurai on horseback and their families.

After learning that the lord of Mishiro Castle had fled, Asadachi left the 600 troops of the Hojo Takahiro Division and the 100 troops of the Anazawa Shunguang Division to defend the castle and investigate the movements of the new country Raiki, and placed the main camp in the middle of the two castles, and one side was close to the lake.